Nap lifter for rugs and carpets



May 25, 1954 H. B. HEITT 2,679,084

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4 INVENTOR. 5 HENRY s HEITT BY 6 ll mmmA ATTORNEY Patented May 25, 1954 UNITED STATES QFFICE NAP LIFTER FOR BUGS AND CARPETS Henry B. Heitt, Sterling, 111. Application February 2, 1953, Serial No. 334,658

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a device for raising the nap on rugs and carpets, particularly after they have been shampooed. The present construction is designed to raise the nap after it has been pressed down by use or when it has been lowered by washing. It is particularly an object of this invention to provide an implement of this character which will enable the user to get into corners, under radiators, around and behind steam pipes, close to quarter-rounds, and

all such seemingly inaccessible places.

In the drawings annexed hereto and forming a part hereof,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of this invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of this construction;

Fig. 3 is a reverse view of the structure shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 shows a transverse section taken substantially along the plane indicated by the line 4-4 in Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a modified form of the structure shown in Fi 4.

Reference will now be made in greater detail to the annexed drawings for a more complete description of this invention. This implement comprises a head i, a handle 2, and teeth 3 for raising the nap of a rug or carpet. The teeth 3 are shown in Figs. 2 and 4, having heads which are flat on both top and bottom. The teeth 3a are slightly different, being bevelled on the underside, as shown in Fig. 5.

The head i comprises an upper part 4 and a lower or tooth-holding part 5. The lower part 5 has recessed holes for reception of the teeth 3 or 3a, with either flat or beveled heads. Sometimes one or the other form of the heads of the teeth is in short supply, so the other type is relied upon to supply the demand. The teeth 3 or 30. are arranged in the lower part 5 of the head I in staggered. relation.

The parts 4 and 5 of the head I are secured together by screws 6, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and a screw 1 is screwed into the upper part 4 of the head I to hold the handle 2 in place therein, as shown clearly in Fig. 4.

The scouring motion in the shampooing of rugs and carpets, in addition to the very weight of the water being used, has an invariably strong tendency to pack the nap down fiat on rugs and carpets, but with this nap litter, the nap can soon and easily be restored to its normal appearance again. Also, the nap lifter of this invention may be used after running a vacuum cleaner over a rug or carpet, to raise the nap in event it is depressed by the machine used in cleaning the rug. The pile sometimes gets depressed with ordinary usage and is not again brought up by an ordinary vacuum cleaner, but customarily will be by this nap lifter or comb.

It is of course understood that the specific description of structure set forth above may be departed from without departing from the spirit of this invention as disclosed in this specification and as defined by the appended claim.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

A nap lifter for rugs and the like, having a. head consisting of an upper part and a lower part, the lower part comprising a wooden block with holes therethrough, rigid teeth in said holes, each tooth having a head, the heads of said teeth being embedded in the upper face of said block, means securely fastening said lower part to said upper part with the upper edge of the lower part being against the lower edge of the upper part, and a handle attached to said upper part.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 753,970 Foster Mar. 8, 1904 922,887 Grimson May 25, 1909 1,316,856 Swisky Sept. 23, 1919 1,436,921 Stanley Oct. 28, 1922 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 436,799 Great Britain Oct. 18, 1935 

